Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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